Admitted
1992, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Northern Illinois University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1992
Law School Graduation Year
1992
College
Illinois State University, B.S., cum laude, 1989
Memberships
Sangamon County (Member, Board of Directors; Vice President, Young Lawyers Division), Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Seventh Circuit Bar Association; Illinois Association of Defense Counsel.
Biographical
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Constitutional Law, Commercial Transactions and Advanced Legal Research. Lead Articles Editor, Northern Illinois University Law Review. Published Products Liability, 50 State Handbook (Illinois Chapter) (West 1994); Rutan vs. Republican Party of Illinois and Patronage Employment Practice: Clarification or Confusion, 11 N. Ill. U.L. Rev. 355, 1991.
Military
Illinois Air National Guard, 183rd FG, 1986-1995